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Apollo Hospitals to invest Rs 350 cr to add 1,800 beds

...m the current 6,400 beds. // "There is a plan for adding 800 beds through management of hospitals and another 1,000 beds from ownership,” says Apollo Hospitals Group Director Finance, Suneeta Reddy, said here on the sidelines of India Health Summit organised by CI I and the Indian Healthcare Foundation. ...

Vegetables And Fruits Cause More US Food Illnesses

...ing produce under running water," the report said, adding people should "still eat plenty of produce." In fact, vegetables and fruits triggered 31 outbreaks from 2002 to 2003, compared to 29 for chicken and other poultry, according to the report. Contaminated tomatoes, sprouts and other produce made 28,31...

Bacterial Photographs Created By Student Scientists!

... making the bacteria sense light. This was done by adding a light receptor protein (derived from blue-green algae) to a sensor normally present on the bacterial cell surface for determination of salt concentration. This light receptor system was then designed to communicate with a pigment control system. ...

WHO Calls For Greater Emphasis On Combating AIDS

...can also provide lessons,' he said in a statement, adding that a strong will and sufficient resources were r...ople worldwide were 'needlessly infected' in 2004, adding to the 40 million already living with the HIV virus. 'We know what works and what doesn't. So why h...

Pneumonia Claims 30 Lives In Pakistan

...tudes and up to 1.2 inches of rain in lower areas, adding to the miseries of the survivors and hampering relief operations. Relief operations resumed on Monday after the weather cleared and continued on Wednesday, but the chill persists. With more snowfall expected, the threat is likely to grow with thousa...

Robotic ovarian transposition helps cancer patient deliver baby

...T scan revealed a complete clearance of the tumor, adding another reason for holiday celebrations. The researchers, following success with this case have expressed hope regarding the options of pregnancy left for women with cancer with such significant advances in the nar future....

Aussie Nobel Prize Winners Receive Their Awards

...ure, so that's our hope," Professor Marshall said, adding that he hoped their effort would open the door for many other breakthroughs in the medical field. Dr Warren was pleased that their efforts had been recognized on an international basis and said, "The best thing that could come out would be that it...

Indonesia Has Ninth Bird-Flu Death as Risk Mounts

...and has announced three bird-flu cases this month, adding to the two new infections that Indonesia and China have both confirmed since Dec. 1. Most of the human infections have been caused by contact with diseased poultry. Scientists are monitoring for any human- to-human transmission that may herald the st...

Plasma Exchange Of No Use In Multiple Myeloma

...ents. “It is good news in that sense," Clark said, adding that they had expected to find that this procedure would eventually reduce the need for dialysis in multiple myeloma, a cancer of the plasma cells. However, in all the 14 research centers in Canada, the researchers could find no benefit of the proced...

Sweet pain releiver!

...g a favorite sweetness concentration equivalent to adding 11 teaspoons of sugar to an 8-ounce glass of water. For comparison, an 8-ounce serving of soda contains approximately 6 teaspoons of sugar. The cold pressor test, was used to measure how long subjects were able to keep their hands in a cold water ba...

Tamiflu Fails To Save Two Lives

...seen in Japan, especially in the case of children, adding to doubts with regard to the reliability of the drug which is being stockpiled across the world. The other drug which is available to counter the virus is the antiviral Relenza....

Alcohol Intoxication Triggers Violent Behaviour

...with a decreased risk of violence, the study said, adding that the risk for criminal violence was not increased if alcohol was combined with benzodiazepines. "Alcohol seems to have the largest triggering effect on violence compared to other substances we investigated. This suggests that treatment for indi...

Haj Pilgrims Being Tested For Presence Of Bird Flu Infection

...immediately," said Health Minister Hamad al-Manei, adding that the kingdom had arranged for health checks at different arrival points across the country. Details’ regarding the people sent back after the monitoring is currently unavailable. Mecca is a religious destination for over 2.5 million Muslims fro...

Fat rich diet is real dangerous and predispose lifestyle diseases.

Besides adding the extra kilos to the body a fat rich diet predis...a result of GnT-4a enzyme deficiency," said Marth, adding that people who inherit a faulty gene that controls the enzyme may also be vulnerable to diabetes....

Chinese Poultry Vaccine Could Be Sub-Standard: Expert

...y (for the virus) to be pathogenic," Webster said, adding that the H5N1 virus was beginning to show the same characteristics like the Spanish flu virus that had killed 50 million people. "It is important to realize that the H5N1 cases in China recently are also sensitive to the old-fashioned drugs amantadin...

Doctors Advice A Couple Of Pegs For The New Year

...er the risk of developing a stroke," Rastogi said, adding that "excess alcohol contributes to hypertension that can lead to a stroke." It has been found that moderate intake of alcohol (two or less drinks a day) has a protective effect where coronary heart diseases are concerned. "Moderate drinking incr...

Food labels to include information on trans fats in US

...things. Trans fats are a result of manufacturers adding hydrogen to vegetable oils to improve shelf life. If a product is labeled "partially hydrogenated," it means at least some trans fats are created in the product, the amount ranging from almost zero to a large portion of a food item's calories. The ...

Vitamin D in Pregnancy Linked To Greater Bone Densities in Children

...ore," said lead researcher Professor Cyrus Cooper, adding that these findings proved that maternal levels of Vitamin D “influenced the bone growth of offspring" and also had a say in the development of osteoporosis in later life. “Our study provides direct evidence that the intrauterine environment, as indi...

Is all this technology stressing you out?

...ogical distress and decreased family satisfaction, adding to the debate about whether these technologies are responsible for these problems. While we never want to base public policy or changes in people’s habits on any one study, consumers might want to consider whether technology use is making your fami...

'Silent Shortage' Of Psychiatrists growing in the U.S.

...iod. The aging of the psychiatrist population is adding to the problem of decreasing access. Almost half (46 percent) of the 40,000-plus U.S. psychiatric population is 55 years or older, compared to approximately 35 percent of all U.S. physicians. Meanwhile, demand is increasing. The U.S. Bureau of Heal...

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